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Leith Harbour Aparthotel
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Aparthotel at 2 Western Harbour in Edinburgh's Leith.
Leith
Leith sits north of the city centre along the water, with buses running into town in minutes and the Shore's restaurants on the doorstep (see Central Budget Stays). Four of the 41 stays compared on this site are here: two guesthouses, one budget hotel and one aparthotel. Dorm beds do not exist in this batch, so every from-price is for a room, from £55 per night for the cheapest guesthouse at quiet times of year.
Leith Stays Compared By Price And Rating
The table below sets the four Leith listings against each other on price and guest scores, using each booking platform's own scale. Only Premier Inn Leith Waterfront is scored out of 5; the other three Leith stays are scored out of 10, read them as separate signals. Four listings publish from-prices ranging from £55 to £105 per night for a midweek November stay, while the aparthotel, rated 9/10 across 1693 reviews, shows its current rate on the live listing only.
Leith Guesthouse, Pilrig Street
Abbotsford Guest House
Guesthouse · Leith
from £105 per night, double roomGuesthouse at 36 Pilrig Street in Edinburgh's Leith, with double rooms from £105 a night.
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Leith Guesthouse, Double Rooms
Mayfair Guest House
Guesthouse · Leith
from £55 per night, double roomGuesthouse at 76 Pilrig Street in Edinburgh's Leith, with double rooms from £55 a night.
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Leith Waterfront Budget Hotel
Premier Inn Edinburgh Leith Waterfront
Budget hotel · Leith
from £85 per night, double roomBudget hotel in Edinburgh's Leith, with double rooms from £85 a night.
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Pick by trip shape rather than price alone. The £55 guesthouse suits a short, no-frills break when most of the day goes to the city and the room is only for sleeping. The budget hotel at £85 adds a lift and 24h reception, which matters with heavy bags or late arrivals. For cooking your own meals and stretching a longer visit, the aparthotel is the strongest pick on paper, with that 9/10 score from a large review base and lift access.
The two guesthouses here start from £55 and from £105 per night, and one scores 7.0 out of 10 and the other 7.6, both across sizeable review bases. The budget hotel, rated 4/5 across 77 reviews, has a lift and around-the-clock reception, which helps with late arrivals. The aparthotel scores highest of the five at 9/10 across 1693 reviews and also has a lift, though its kitchen setup is not listed, so check the booking page if self-catering matters to you.
How To Pick Leith
Leith is quieter than the Old Town for most of the year, so midweek stays in the colder months bring the lowest rates. A guesthouse here shows from £55 per night on that basis, while a budget hotel starts at £85. August is the exception, when Fringe crowds push prices across the whole city sharply higher, and Hogmanay plus Six Nations rugby weekends do the same. Book early for those dates or shift to a November visit for the best value.